Blog & Insights

Learn what press-felt basis weight, air permeability, caliper and void volume describe—and why no single number predicts press performance.

A step-by-step workflow for diagnosing high or uneven sheet moisture after the press without blaming press felt permeability alone.

A practical guide to balancing forming-fabric drainage, fiber retention and sheet formation without treating air permeability as a stand-alone quality target.

A practical maintenance routine for forming fabrics, press felts, and dryer fabrics, covering inspections, cleaning, records, shutdown checks, and early warning signs.

A practical troubleshooting guide for poor cake release, belt tracking problems, low cake solids, blinding, and uneven loading on belt filter presses.

A field-oriented guide to reading forming fabric wear, separating normal abrasion from machine-side damage, and planning replacement before paper quality becomes unstable.

A practical start-up sequence for a new press felt, covering installation checks, wetting, load build-up, conditioning, and the first stable production records.

A practical troubleshooting guide for forming fabric edge curling, poor tracking, uneven tension, and premature edge wear on paper machine wire sections.

How to tune press felt showers, vacuum boxes, and uhle boxes to maintain permeability, improve dewatering, and extend felt service life.